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<h3><a name="Problem_Statement"><span style="">1.1.
Problem Statement <o:p></o:p></span></a></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Currently Cal Poly University has over 50
departments, and
within each department is at least one worker who must schedule courses
to be
offered each quarter. This task is done 50 different ways, varying from
expensive
software to bare-bones pen and paper. Our group sees the following
issues that
we&#8217;d like to resolve:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">a.<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Inconsistent tools and methodology.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Time intensive data entry processes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While the departments could continue with the same
methodology, and the process would continue to function, many of the
people we
interviewed felt that if this task was no longer their problem, they
wouldn&#8217;t be disappointed.<span style="">&nbsp;
</span>Their main complaints seemed to be:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">a.<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->No current methods allow them to
easily export
to the &#8220;PeopleSoft&#8221; forms they must enter section information into.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">b.<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Figuring out what classes to offer
when in a day
takes a long time, and there are optimal ways to schedule classes and
their
prerequisites.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our scheduling tool aims to fix the problems
mentioned
above, and address the wishes of the users within each department. This
project
should result in a tool that is easy to use, saves <span class="GramE">users</span>
time, and leaves students with optimal course offerings each quarter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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